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Do you live according to the light that you have, in obedience to my word as you understand it? This is commendable, for to do less is to violate your conscience and live in darkness. Yet while you do this I want you to know that I am larger than your understanding, and even now more accepting and inclusive than you imagine. I shocked the world by accepting those outside the religious establishment. Even my own followers assumed that this new way was only for the Jews. They didn’t comprehend that I had other sheep who were not of this fold. Do you? Are you prepared to accept them? 

Do your dreams make sense to you? Are you inclined to dismiss them if they don’t have an obvious meaning? Does the control panel of a nuclear reactor make sense to you? Yet you know it provides meaningful information to someone even if it doesn’t make sense to you. The essence of learning is realizing you have a lack of understanding and seeking to gain the knowledge to fill it. There are several examples in my word of those who knew they had meaningful dreams but didn’t understand them. They put considerable effort into seeking an interpretation until they found it. If you seek you will likewise find. 

Note from Pastor Dwight Jester: Since I have been praying this prayer for people, I have seen many set free in a short period of time. It is the most powerful and simple prayer that the Lord has ever given me. Feel free to distribute it. 

Do you take your dreams seriously? This is not considered appropriate in a rationalistic age. Yet you read the Bible and find that everyone took their dreams seriously and they were correct in doing so. They considered dreams to be a valid form of spiritual guidance and they were right. Do you think this was valid in Bible times, but not today? When did it change? I made a promise long ago that I would pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and dreams were a part of this. This referred to a future time. Do you think the fulfillment has come and gone? If you are prepared to seriously examine your dreams I am prepared to speak to you through them. 

Do you like stories? Have you heard that there are only a few basic story lines? This is debatable, but there is general agreement that redemption is a powerful story line. Even people who are not believers are drawn to this type of story because it speaks to a hope deep within the human race that the door is open for recovery no matter how bad things are. You know that the gospel message of salvation is the ultimate redemption story and it makes this hope real. Do you find that there is little interest in your personal testimony? Don’t sell yourself short. As much as you are drawn to redemption stories in general, others are drawn to mine in you and in turn to me. 

Often an hour together can change the course of one's life, as there is an impartation, anointing and release that occurs which can help resolve an issue or point one in a new direction. Dr. Virkler is more than glad to schedule one-hour consultation or counseling sessions. In a consultation session, Mark will listen and provide a godly perspective. The focus of prayer ministry counseling will be divine encounter with Almighty God and experiencing the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

We had just dropped a patient off at the hospital and I was strolling through the halls looking for someone we had transported earlier.  I suspected this particular man had had a stroke at some point during the night before. 

Have I not promised that nothing shall by any means harm you? Yet you encounter unpleasant things in life. Do you see this as a contradiction? Good parents take seriously the responsibility to protect their children and are diligent to keep them from danger. Yet wise parents also realize that growing up involves some hard lessons. You don’t always get your own way. Parents can train their children by exposing them to the consequences of bad choices yet without putting them in real danger. Am I not a good Father? How much more than earthly parents will I train my children in righteousness yet at the same time protect them from real harm? 

No I’m not going to whisper. I want everyone to hear this Mark. I want to know why you all think you have to grovel when you talk to me? Am I really that bad?

You’re pretty scary. And anyway I’m pretty bad. You know the drill God. You’re righteous, I’m not. You’re holy, I’m wicked.

Who told you all that?

Do you know anything that isn’t true? It is better to realize you don’t know something than to be persuaded of something that is false. Your certainties can get in the way of true understanding. Have you ever had your beliefs shaken to the core? You probably found this to be an unpleasant experience. Did you consider it to be my doing? How could I improve your understanding without getting you past the barriers of false certainties? Revelation can occur by the test of shaking. Truth will stand up to any level of examination and scrutiny. Let those things that can be shaken drop away, and that which remains will be tried and true.